Dodged the Storm

Yes, we are lucky.  All the predictors said we were not suppose to get much if any snow.  For once, the weather predictors got it right.  Until the storm actually hit, the weather predictors were worried the snow line was moving closer to us.  We are approximately 20 miles west of Washington, DC.  My brother lives in the Shenandoah Mountains, Skyline Drive to be more specific for those familiar with the area.  Here is the view from my brother's house porch toward his driveway on Saturday morning.  The total snow fall there was about four inches, which melted today after temps rose into the upper 40s.

Below is the view out my front porch.  As you can see, we just got enough to cover the cars.  Our snow was preceded by 12 hours of rain.  It was too wet for the snow to stick to the ground.  I'm surprised some stuck to the vehicles.

Here's the view out my back sliding glass door.  You can see some snow stuck to the table, chairs and grille cover, a little on the deck.  It all melted today, temps reached 49 degrees and the sun was out all day.

I'm going back to the doctor this week, as soon as I can get another appointment.  My knee isn't any better.  I have moments when my knee feels great.  I can almost walk on it normally.  It is those times when I push myself to do things I probably shouldn't be doing.  The evenings are the worse, my knee swells to what feels like the size of a basketball.  Last night (actually this morning), I didn't get to sleep until 4:46am, the last time I remember looking at the clock.  It is difficult to sleep with the excruciating pain.


When the doctor looked at my knee last week, he poked around at it with his fingers, asked me where the pain was, asked me to stand on my leg and walk on it.  What he did not do was take any x-ray or MRI.  I know these are costly measures, unfortunately, I think it may be my next step.  We'll see what he has to say next.  Maybe I'm just not patient and it will take me longer to heal.  My plan is to stay away from surgery of any kind.